Cohousing

Home ownership has taken a tremendous hit these last two years, to say the least.

At present one in eight people who have a mortgage are primed for disaster.

So what are the alternatives?

The problem is alternatives are invisible because we think of sole ownership or nothing, maybe renting, but we are trained to think sole ownership. The alternatives to this way of thinking are not apparent.

Cohousing was something I stumbled upon about ten year ago and it struck me as a decent idea then. I think its worth a look. We are still talking about having to come up with the means for paying your way here, this is not a free ride.

Cohousing

Cohousing is a type of collaborative housing in which residents actively participate in the design and operation of their own neighborhoods.

Cohousing residents are consciously committed to living as a community. The physical design encourages both social contact and individual space. Private homes contain all the features of conventional homes, but residents also have access to extensive common facilities such as open space, courtyards, a playground and a common house.